As far as programming with the object-orientated paradigm go, which is the better, easier-to-use language, C++ or C#? What are the distinct differences. Oh, and is C# a strict-superset of C or not.
As a side note, are there any other worthwhile paradigms worth looking at other the OO? (That can be used with C++/C#).
... easier-to-use language, C++ or C#?
Definitely C#.
Oh, and is C# a strict-superset of C or not.
No way.
As a side note, are there any other worthwhile paradigms worth looking at other the OO? (That can be used with C++/C#).
Templates allow for a functional programming approach to C++. You can do computations at compile-time instead that at run time. There is a lot of material on this topic, perhaps the two most clear examples are to be found in these two books:
Better?
Depends. Do you want low level control over how your program behaves? Then C++ is probably the better choice. If not, then I would say C#
Easier-to-use
Definitely C#
Is C# a strict superset of C?
Not by far. They share a few syntactical similarities, but that's about it.
Any other paradigms worth looking at other than OO?
Functional programming. With 3.5 and 4.0, C# definitely includes some features that blur the line between OO and Functional Programming (but still allow the two to play nicely together in your applications). C++0x will bring some of those features to C++ as well.
which is the better,
For what purpose?
easier-to-use
Depends on your experience. C# is hard for me because I'm fluent enough in C++ so C# limitations make me angry.
distinct differences
There are many comparisons on the net. The first thing that always comes first to my mind is RAII.
Oh, and is C# a strict-superset of C or not.
Definitely not. int main(){} is the shortest program in C. It's not valid C#.
As a side note, are there any other worthwhile paradigms worth looking at other the OO?
Yes, RAII, generic programming.